The world’s first ice cream hotel room has popped up in Helsinki, Finland
Leading Finnish dairy company Valio and hotel Klaus K Helsinki are opening an ice cream-themed hotel room on 1 March, the first of its kind in the world. This delicious ice cream suite has been named the Sweet Suite, and it is available for reservation from March to September. It is located at the heart […]
Azelis strengthens its position in the Indian food segment
Azelis is pleased to announce it has acquired the distribution activities of MK Ingredients & Specialties and SSD Industries (combined ”MK”) in India. Highlights & rationale The acquisition brings improved product offering and customer reach to Azelis, enabling the company to grow its Food & Health business, a strategic focus area in India This transaction […]
Zomato gets notice from FSSAI, asked to get food safety licence
The online food order delivery company Zomato’s Dehradun office has been served with a notice by the Food Safety and Standards Authority of India (FSSAI) asking Zomato to obtain a food license to continue its operations. This notice was issued to the company after a visit by the Nagar Nigam officials in the capital city […]
PepsiCo India’s biggest challenge is how to win consumers
PepsiCo India from now on will only own its snack operations and of course will have custody of its concentrates and the marketing of all its brands in India. PepsiCo India, in the past few years, has been gradually moving towards the franchise model. It recently announced that it has even sold off its company-owned […]
World’s best documented probiotic now available for fermented plant bases
Innovation within plant-based food is skyrocketing, and many producers of plant-based foods are increasingly looking to probiotics to further strengthen the health profile of their products. This poses new opportunities for innovative producers in a changing market – at a time when the relationship between our gut flora and general health is resonating with more […]
Driving efficiency in meat and poultry coding
James Wolff, Global Marketing Manager at Videojet Technologies, looks at coding and marking in the meat and poultry sector and how technology has advanced to adapt to this often challenging environment Body: Global production in the meat and poultry industry has only seen modest growth in recent years. Beef and veal production is forecast to […]
Telangana high court orders closure of private food processing company
The Telangana High Court directed the Telangana State Pollution Control Board (TSPCB) to ascertain if it had complied with the National Green Tribunal’s orders for closure of a private food processing company-cum-abattoir in Zaheerabad. A division bench comprising Chief Justice Thottathil B. Radhakrishnan and Justice A. Rajasheker Reddy sought to know from the TSPCB counsel […]
Hatsun Agro sets up 2,500 retail outlet
Dairy products maker Hatsun Agro has set up a new outlet in Maharashtra, its 2,500th facility in the country. The outlet has been set up in Kolhapur and it would retail the entire gamut of products including Arokya Milk, curd, milk beverage, among others, the company said. “Retail expansion is a key step in meeting […]
Gram Samridhi Yojana: New scheme to help unorganised food processing sector
India’s food processing ministry is working on a new scheme — Gram Samridhi Yojana — to bolster the unorganised food processing sector concentrated in rural areas, an official said. About 66% of unorganised food processing units are in rural areas and of these, 80% were family run. The Rs 3,000 crore scheme funded by the […]
